Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:2248I
Anite PLC
21 November 2007



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:


Anite plc


2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket
/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                     ( X )

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may
result in the acquisition of shares already issued to
which voting rights are attached:                                 ( )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:                 ( )

Other (please specify) :                                          ( )

Notification of shareholding under Transparency Directive


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
Aberforth Partners LLP


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) :

1. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc - 20,145,516
2. Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund - 16,662,473
3. Aberforth Geared Capital & Income Trust plc - 2,196,800
4. The Church Commissioners for England - 3,446,800


1,2 & 3 registered in the name of Nortrust Nominees Ltd

4 registered in the name of The Church commissioners for England (Chase GIS)
Nominees Ltd


5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):
16 November 2007


6. Date on which issuer notified:
19 November 2007


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
12%


8. Notified details:

.................


A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using    Situation previous to the Triggering
the ISIN CODE                             transaction
                                          Number of       Number of voting
                                          shares          Rights

GB0002320850                                 39,971,412             39,971,412

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares if       Number of     Number of voting     % of voting
possible using the ISIN CODE  shares        rights               rights

                              Direct        Direct Indirect      Direct Indirect

GB0002320850                   42,451,589   n/a     42,451,589   n/a     12.09


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of     Expiration Exercise/     Number of voting rights that may   % of
financial   Date       Conversion    be acquired if the instrument is   voting
instrument             Period/ Date  exercised/ converted.              rights





Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights

42,451,589                                      12.09


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:


Held by Aberforth partners LLP


Proxy Voting:


10. Name of the proxy holder:

.................


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

.................


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

.................


13. Additional information:

.................


14. Contact name:

Pauline Robson, Aberforth Partners LLP


15. Contact telephone number:

0131 220 0733



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